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going to add a new location also on polk street, taking the place of another popular sweetshop, lot of's bakery, which is closing. the donut staple always attracted long lines late at night. will start renovation soon, don't expect to move in until 2025. cvs evening news with norah o'donnell is next on kpix. the 6:30 of cbs news bay area streams on the free cbs news app. back here in 30 minutes wi cbs news >> norah: we have some breaking news to tell you about. more hostages are just returning home tonight, as we learned that two americans were hurt in that terror attack at a bus stop in jerusalem. here are tonight's headlines. ♪ ♪ eight hostages released today, including the 21-year-old taken from the music festival. the emotional reunion with her mother. plus, the frightening moments when gunmen opened fire on a bus stop in jerusalem. the alarming spike of pneumonia in more than 140 kids.
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is it related to similar outbreaks in china and denmark? >> i have a stellar conservative record that i am proud of. >> embattled new york congressman george santos facing the prospect of being the sixth u.s. house member ever to be expelled. are you reconsidering resigning? >> no, i am not. >> this is the greatest concentration of bald eagles anywhere on the planet. >> norah: and protecting an american symbol of freedom. meet the people hoping to save a national treasure. >> nothing exudes power like a bird of prey. [bald eagle chirping] ♪ ♪ >> norah: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us. after 55 long and grueling days, eight more hostages are back with their loved ones today. last minute tense negotiations allowed for a seventh day of
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this temporary cease fire and for more families to be reunited. in exchange, israel freed 30 palestinian prisoners. six women and two teenagers crossed out of gaza. many of them were hiding in their homes during the hamas terror attack, and while they are free tonight, some of their loved ones are still being held captive. and despite a pause in fighting in gaza, there was violence in jerusalem today. two gunmen opened fire during the morning commute on a crowd waiting to board a bus. now hamas is claiming responsibility for the terror attack that killed three israelis and wounded six others, including two americans. cbs's chris livesay has the new developments tonight. he will start us off from jerusalem. good evening, chris. >> reporter: good evening, norah. the exchange of israeli hostages for palestinian prisoners continues, ensuring a fragile peace in the gaza strip, but blood continues to be spilled both in the west bank and here in jerusalem, where two americans are among the wounded, and a warning, some of these images may be distressing. a tearful reunion nearly eight excruciating weeks in the making. 21-year-old french israeli mia schem was enjoying the
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october 7 festival before the massacre and kidnapping. tonight, she is 1 o 8 freed by hamas. her arm gravely injured, her aunt tells israeli media it was operated on by a palestinian veterinarian. the news of her return overwhelmed her mother. "mia is coming back," she cries. with the extension of the cease-fire and resuming of the war delayed one more day, secretary of state antony blinken during his visit to the region cautioned israel. >> but israel has one of the most sophisticated militaries in the world. it is capable of neutralizing the thret posed by hamas while minimizing harm to innocent men, women, and children. and it has an obligation to do so. >> reporter: but new signs of the conflict boiling over into the west bank.
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cctv tape shows the moment hamas terrorists, armed with an m-16 and a handgun, open fire on civilians waiting at this bus stop outside an entrance to jerusalem, police say. several were injured, including two americans, and at least four were killed. paramedic israel polak responded to the scene. so the shooting took place right here, as civilians waited for their bus, just like people are right now? >> the terrorists just came out of their cars and start shooting right in the faces of normal people. >> reporter: violent incidents have been growing for days. hamas claims the act was in response to the killing of children in the palestinian refugee camp in jenin, such as two boys yesterday, ages eight and 15. the youngest reportedly shown here on surveillance footage the moment he's shot, and now, laid to rest. hamas insists israeli children are dying, too, and they're willing to give proof that three hostages, 4-year-old ariel bibas, his 10-month-old brother, kfir, and their mother, shiri, were all killed in the gaza strip by an israeli
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air strike. holly williams spoke to a senior hamas official. >> they paid the price because of the occupation. >> reporter: but that was a 10-month-old baby and a 4-year-old boy. >> put pressure on their government to tell them that you push us to the hell. >> reporter: but a 10-month-old boy and a 4-year-old boy cannot put pressure on the israeli government. why do they have to pay for the israeli occupation? >> this is a big problem that they occupy the palestinian people. they have to put pressure in israel, tell their government they are going the wrong way. >> reporter: qatari sources tell cbs news that negotiations
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to extend that cease-fire tomorrow are hopeful, but there are concerns hamas will have trouble coming up with enough hostages to live up to its end of the bargain, as it runs out of women and children, and it has made it very clear it doesn't want to release men or soldiers unless israel is willing to release all palestinian prisoners. norah? >> norah: it's getting increasingly difficult. chris livesay, thank you so much. i want to turn now to a story about america's national security, with some wild and concerning details. an invesigation is underway tonight after allegations of drinking on the job at a secret saloon on a military base responsible for protecting and defending the homeland. cbs's catherine herridge was first to report the probe and explains why the allegations have national security implications. >> reporter: the military commands that came under scrutiny in february after a chinese spy balloon flew across the continental u.s.... >> this thing is so weird. >> reporter: are now at the center of an internal investigation into alleged drinking while on duty. >> we are aware of the reports of allegations of alcohol being in the workplace.
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>> reporter: earlier this month at the colorado headquarters of northern command and norad, an office nicknamed the saloon was searched after questions from a reporter. in a locked work space with access to classified networks, investigators found a refrigerator with containers of beer, as well as hard liquor. what could it mean for national security? >> well, i think we need to find the extent of it. is this a routine thing that involves large numbers of people? or a few people in a very sensitive position? in all things, certainly national security, you want to know people who are doing their jobs are at the peak of their mental alertness. >> reporter: before the balloon incident, sources say concerns about alleged day drinking were raised with senior leadership. general glen vanherck, who leads the command, responded in a telephone interview. >> i've been here since august of 2020. all i can that nobody has come to me and expressed concern about the consumption of alcohol in the workspace. >> reporter: in july, a two-star army general joseph lestorti, whose boss was vanherck, and known not to tolerate drinking,
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was removed from his position. lestorti declined to comment to cbs news about the circumstances of his removal. alcohol is not totally banned at military commands, but there is an approvals process, and whether that was done here is part of the investigation. general vanherck told cbs news that at this time, he is confident his team performance was not impacted, norah. >> norah: all right, catherine herridge with all of those new details. thanks for your reporting. back here in washington, new york republican george santos is lashing out at his fellow house members ahead of this friday vote to expel him from congress. santos is also facing nearly two dozen federal charges, including stealing money from donors and using campaign contributions for things like botox. cbs's scott macfarlane spoke to the embattled congressman to ask if he is considering resigning yet. >> i am not trying to be arrogant... >> reporter: on the eve of a vote to expel embattled new york republican george santos, his colleagues blistered him. >> george santos has built his persona, his personal and political life, on a foundation
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of lies. >> reporter: but santos refuses to go quietly. are you reconsidering resigning ahead of this to avoid any spectacle? >> no, i am not. >> reporter: swarmed at a news conference outside the capitol, santos argued he is the victim of political bullying. >> it is all theater. it is theater for the cameras. it is theater for the microphones. >> reporter: but it is some of his fellow republicans leading the charge to boot him. he is not running for reelection, why not just let him finish his term? >> we are to govern ourselves, and he has manufactured an entire persona to defraud voters of the honest choice and have a representative. >> reporter: santos has pleaded not guilty to federal fraud and conspiracy charges, accused of fleecing his donors, using their credit cards on more than $40,000 of purchases. and a damning house ethics committee review found he also allegedly used campaign cash for botox, resort trips, and rent. santos refused again today to comment on those allegations but
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said his expulsion would inflame an already-gridlocked congress. >> oh, it is going to be a circus moving forward. >> reporter: leaders of both parties say they won't twist political arms. are you urging your fellow democrats to vote one way or another tomorrow? >> we recognize that this is an issue of conscience. >> reporter: norah, santos would be only the sixth person ever to be expelled from the u.s. house, but for that to happen it is not a majority but two-thirds of those voting who would have to vote to do so. it is unclear, norah, how many votes will show up on a friday, but supporters of this measure say they are confident they have the votes. >> norah: all right, we will be watching. scott macfarlane, thank you so much. now to a children's health emergency as ohio is now the first state in the nation to report an outbreak of pediatric pneumonia cases. doctors say the white lung syndrome is similar to the respiratory illnesses already sweeping china and parts of europe. cbs's meg oliver has advice for
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parents on how to keep their children safe. >> reporter: in warren county north of cincinnati, health officials have declared an outbreak of pneumonia in children. they say 145 kids have been diagnosed with the respiratory infection since august. the average age of these patients is eight years old. the declaration comes as china is in the midst of its own outbreak. the u.s. is trying to avoid scenes like this: hospital wards filled to capacity, with doctors seeing a rise in several known respiratory illnesses. today, the director of the cdc tried to ease fears, saying china is not dealing with a new virus like covid. >> we do not believe this is a new or novel pathogen. we believe this is all existing. >> reporter: cbs news medical contributor dr. celine gounder says while the outbreaks are similar, they are not connected. >> in both cases, we are seeing an increase in the usual viruses and bacteria that we see circulating in the community every year. >> reporter: to keep your child from getting a more serious lung infection like
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pneumonia, it is best to give kids shots against viruses like the flu, covid, and rsv. >> while these viruses may not kill children and infants, they do leave these kids more vulnerable, both to virl pneumonia, as well as bacterial pneumonia. >> reporter: doctors say in most cases bacterial pneumonia can be treated with antibiotics and doesn't require hospitalization. and while some communities are seeing an uptick in cases, keep in mind, we are in the middle of cold and flu season. norah? >> norah: that's important to remember. meg oliver, thank you. we are also learning new details tonight about that shooting of three palestinian college students in burlington, vermont, last week. cbs's errol barnett spoke with mother about what happened before he was shot. >> i was speaking kind of like arabish, so a mix of arabic and english. he, without hesitation, just went down the stairs, pulled out a firearm pistol, and started shooting. >> reporter: kinnan abdalhamid says he ran for his life, fearing his childhood friends might be dead. >> first shot went, i believe in tahseen's chest. and i heard the thud on the ground and him start screaming.
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and while i was running, i heard the second pistol shot. i heard the thud on the ground. >> reporter: what else is going through your mind at that moment? >> honestly, it was so surreal that i couldn't really think. it was kind of like a fight or flight. i didn't know i was shot until a minute later. and i felt as extreme spike of pain, so i put my hand where the pain was. and then i looked at it and it was soaked in blood, i was like, holy [bleep], i was shot. >> reporter: the 20-year-old student managed to knock on a neighbor's door, who called 911, then relying on his emt training and knowing he needed help fast, abdalhamid asked police to rush him to the hospital. once there, he asked... >> i was like, are my friends alive? are they alive? they were able to ask, and they told me that is when i was a lot more relieved and a lot better mental state. >> reporter: abdalhamid's mother, tamara tamimi, traveled from jerusalem to vermont after
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the shooting. >> and honestly, until now, feel like there is nowhere safe for palestinians. like, if he can't be safe here, where on earth are we supposed to put him? where are we supposed to be? like, how am i supposed to protect him? >> reporter: now, this afternoon, mr. abdalhamid and his mother visited the other two victims who are still recovering in the icu. one of them who has a spinal injury, and that is just a few blocks away from where i'm standing now, norah, where the shooting took place and in front of the suspect's home. that man has pleaded not guilty to three counts of attempted murder. >> norah: errol barnett, thank you. tonight, president biden is remembering former secretary of state henry kissinger, who died wednesday at the age of 100. the president met kissinger, first met him when he was a young senator. in a statement tonight, the president says, "throughout our careers, we often disagreed and often strongly, but from that first briefing, his fierce
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intellect and profound strategic focus was evident." a public memorial service for kissinger is planned in new york city. in tonight's "eye on america," environmentalists are warning that alaska's bald eagle population is under threat due to a plan for a new copper mine in the panhandle. cbs's jonathan vigliotti traveled to alaska to see for himself. >> reporter: every november, an american icon returns to alaska's chilkat river to roost. >> it is akin to being on the serengeti and watching the migration of the wildebeest. >> reporter: the town of haines is the gateway to the largest bald eagle habitat in the u.s. this wildlife preserve a migratory mecca. >> this is the greatest concentration of bald eagles anywhere on the planet. at times, we have counted up to 4,000 individuals. >> reporter: it's a phenomenon photographer mario benassi says is made possible by geothermal springs, which prevent the river from frezing. leaving the salmon that run through it ripe for picking.
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but upstream, there is a potential new threat. >> it could be the end of this singularity and this gathering. >> reporter: the state recently permitted a mining company to explore extracting copper. it's a move the governor says will create jobs. but environmentalists are sounding the alarm. >> there is basically no mines out there that don't pollute. >> reporter: clean water advocate and haines resident gershon cohen is most concerned that there might be toxic runoff damaging the chilkat. according to the epa, mining has contributed to the contamination of 40% of the country's rivers. >> if the mine were to happen, anything would happen to the salmon, basically everything else collapses. >> reporter: including, cohen says, the eagles' habitat. in an email to cbs news, america pacific mining, the company leading the project, said it is committed to operating responsibly and respecting protected areas and species, including the bald eagles.
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most native alaskans, who also depend on salmon, are not sold. on a good day, years ago, how many salmon would you expect to get in just one of these trips with the net? >> so, probably 20 to 30 fish is what you could probably do. >> reporter: hank and kim strong's empty net highlights what studies already know: climate change is making an effect on the population. >> why take that risk? do you gamble? i don't go to las vegas to gamble. i don't want to gamble here, either. [bald eagle chirping] >> reporter: for "eye on america," jonathan vigliotti, haines, alaska. >> norah: all right, now to the story, an nfl star turns himself into police. he is arrested in texas. we've got the details next. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: tonight's "eye on america" is sponsored by weathertech. auto, home, pet. find your fit at weathertech.com.
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season. that looks like fun. well, that's tonight's "cbs evening news." . thank you, here in the bay area after a tough year oakland businesses are hoping for a brighter holiday season. >> i feel like the city has heard us and is stepping in and doing things. how the city hopes to help small businesses make money over the next month. months after a deadly stabbing on campus, students in santa rosa, fear once again, after two separate incidents involving knives. >> we should not feel unsafe at school, you know? >> reporter: don't think of messing with this group. >> i like the groin strike. >> someone messes with me i will disable them. >> the class empowering seniors to turn the tables if they are ever attacked.
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i, there is no break >> i don't think there is a season anymore. it is continuous.. >> it may be our new reality as allergies go on for longer. hello, i'm sara donchey in for juliette. these are the scenes that oakland is trying to prevent as holiday shopping ramps up. we have more to make businesses and shoppers feel safe. >> reporter: many businesses in oakland are combating crime and inflation while going into the holidays. and oakland shop owner says she is remaining hopeful that it will be a safe and prosperous one. >> the crime issue was coming. i feel like the city has heard us. and is stepping in and doing things. >> reporter: her home
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